Oil-burner



L. M. BOWMAN AND wf SMITH. OIL BURNER.

APPLICATION FILED DEC-20, I919.

Patented Jan. 4,1921.

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L. M. BOWMAN AND'W'. A. SMITH} OIL BURNER.

"APPLICATION FILED 050.20.:919,

1,364,609. Y Patented Jan. 4,1921.

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, Wiiiig UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LEVI M. BOWMAN AND WILLIAM A. SMITH, 0F TULSA, OKLAHOMA; SAID BOWMAN ASSIGNOR T0 E. R. KEMP, OF TULSA, OKLAHOMA.

OIL-BURNER.

Application filed December 20, 1919.

T0 (ZZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, LEVI M. BOWMAN and WILLIAM A. SMITH, citizens of the United States, residin at Tulsa, in the county of Tulsa and tate of Oklahoma, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Oil-Burners; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to an improved oil burner and the principal object of the invention is to provide an improved device which may be associated with an oil burner for igniting the same, the attachment being so constructed that oil may be burned beneath the burner arm and cracking chamber and oil therein converted into gas.

Another object of the invention is to so construct this attachment that oil may be fed into the substantially circular pan which will be positioned beneath the cracking chamber and a portion of the oil passed from this pan into a smaller or secondary pan which will be positioned beneath the burner arm.

Another object of the invention is to so construct this attachment that it may be readily associated with a standard construction of oil burner used in connection with stoves such as are used in kitchens.

Another object of the invention is to so construct this attachment that it will not be liable to easily become clogged up.

This invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a burner provided with the improved attachment.

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view through the burner and attachment.

Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view of the burner and attachment.

Fig. 4 is a top plan view of the attachment.

This attachment is used in connection with an oil burner which is provided with the cracking chamber 10 from which extends a feed pipe 11 and from which also extends a burner arm 12. This cracking chamber is positioned at the upper end of the hood 13 and the burner arm 12 extends down into the hood. The burner shown is Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 4, 1921.

Serial No. 346,249.

of a conventional construction used in connection with oil'burners of a small type provided in kitchen stoves and the like and therefore this burner is not specifically described.

The attachment is provided with a pan 14 which is circular, as shown, and is positioned beneath the cracking chamber 10. A feed pipe 15 extends from one end of this pan and carries at its upper free end a head or funnel 16, the upper end of which may be closed by a cover 17. This cover may be removed and used as a measure so that the proper quantity of alcohol, coal oil or other liquid fuel may be poured into the funnel.

This coal oil will pass from the funnel through the pipe 15 and into the pan 14. A padding 18, which is formed preferably of asbestos, is placed in the bottom of the pan 14 and will absorb a portion of the oil. The pan will be filled with oil until the oil reaches the level of the upper end of the pipe 19 and the surplus oil will flow through thispipe 19 down into the second or auxiliary pan 20. This pan is also provided with an asbestos padding to absorb oil. It should be noted that by having the pipes 19 extend up into the pan 14 above the padding 18 that suflicient oil may remain in this upper pan for proper soaking of the asbestos padding.

In use the attachment will be put in place, as shown, with the pan 14 positioned beneath the cracking chamber 10 and the pan 20 positioned beneath the burner arm 12. The liquid fuel will be poured into the cap or cover 17 until filled and this liquid fuel will then be poured into the funnel 16 from which it will pass through the pipe 15 and into the pan 14. The oil will pass about this pan and fill the same to the height of the upper edge of the pipe 19 and the surplus oil will flow through this pipe 19 into the pan 20. The oil will be absorbed by the asbestos packing within the pans 14 and 20. When lighted the oil burning beneath the cracking chamber and burner arm will heat the arm and cracking chamber a sufficient amount so that when the control valve of the feed pipe 11 is turned on and oil flows through this pipe into the cracking chamber it will be vaporized and thus converted into a gas which will pass out through the burner arm and be ignited. It will thus be seen that there has been provided an improved attachment so constructed that the fire may be very easily started.

What is claimed is:

1. An attachment of the character described comprising a substantially circular pan having closed ends, a packing of absorbent fireproof material in the bottom of said pan, an inlet pipe communicating with one end of the pan, an enlarged head carried by the free end of the inlet pipe and constituting a funnel, a cover for the funnel constituting a measure, an outlet pipe extending downwardly from the second end of the pan and extending up into the pan above the packing whereby liquid fuel may accumulate in the pan and surplus fuel flow out of the pan through the outlet pipe, and a second pan carried by the lower free end of the outlet pipe and having a packing of absorbent fireproof material positioned therein.

2. An attachment of the character described comprising an upper pan adapted to be positioned beneath the cracking chamber of an oil burner, an inlet pipe communicating with the pan, an outlet pipe extending downwardly from the pan and having its upper end extending into the pan above the bottom thereof, a packing of absorbent fireproof material positioned in the pan and terminating short of the upper end of the outlet pipe, a pan carried by the lower end of the outlet pipe and adapted to be positioned beneath the burner arm of an oil burner, and a packing of absorbent fireproof material in the second pan.

3. An attachment of the character described comprising an upper pan adapted to be positioned beneath the cracking chamber having a cracking chamber and a burner arm extending from and below the cracking chamber, of a heating attachment having a pan positioned beneath the cracking chamber and having a fuel inlet, an outlet pipe extending from the pan to a point below the lower end of the burner arm, and a second pan carried by the lower end of the pipe and positioned beneath the burner arm.

5. The combination with an oil burner having a cracking chamber and a burner arm extending from the same, of a heating attachment having an upper pan positioned beneath the cracking chamber, an overflow pipe extending from the upper pan, and a lower pan carried by the overflow pipe and positioned beneath the burner arm.

In testimony whereof we afiix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

LEVI M. BOWMAN. WILLIAM A. SMITH.

Witnesses:

R. C. FLANAGAN, C. D. THoMAs. 

